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Battles for Empire 1870-1914
Battles for Empire 2 is a comprehensive miniatures rule set for fighting battles set in the second half of the nineteenth century as the imperial powers of Europe sought to expand and secure their empires around the globe and indigenous peoples fought to stop them. The game uses bespoke movement and morale tables for each army to give each a distinct character while using the same simple mechanics of play. Zulu, Sudan, Afghan, and Boer campaigns are catered for and playsheets that address Italian and French colonial wars in north Africa are also provided.
What is Battles for Empire 1870-1914
Battles for Empire 2 is a comprehensive miniatures rule set for fighting battles set in the second half of the nineteenth century as the imperial powers of Europe sought to expand and secure their empires around the globe and indigenous peoples fought to stop them. The game uses bespoke movement and morale tables for each army to give each a distinct character while using the same simple mechanics of play. Zulu, Sudan, Afghan, and Boer campaigns are catered for and playsheets that address Italian and French colonial wars in north Africa are also provided.
This is a "battle" game, not a skirmish game although its scaling is flexible: game units are assumed to be company stregth - 80-150 soldiers -- for the imperial armies and about double that for native armies. Scaling up to battalion-units requires no change to the game rules. There are "skirmish" rules that drop the scale down to platoons or sections. We have played both Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift using BFE2.
BFE was first published in 1999 followed by BFE2 in 2013. It remains a popular choice for players that want to play larger actions without single based figures. Any figure scale can be accommodated.
Description for the 2025 edition
Game details
- Players
- 2
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 180 min
- Difficulty
- —
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1999
- Mechanics
- Dice Rolling · Measurement Movement
- Categories
- Miniatures · Post-Napoleonic · Wargame
- Designer
- Chris Leach
- Publisher
- Hotz ArtWorks · On Military Matters · Quantum Printing · Decisive Wargame Design
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How many players is Battles for Empire 1870-1914 for?
Battles for Empire 1870-1914 plays with 2 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 180 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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